Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2012

Good soup but I didn't have half & half cream, I substituted 2 heaping tablespoons butter & a little less than 1 cup milk. Omitted hot sauce & salt. Used 1.25 OZ country gravy mix because it seemed like it tasted too much like gravy at first but after it cooled down, I barely tasted hints of chicken broth & wine, still tasted the gravy strongly. Next time, I will add more milk & butter or buy half & half cream, and I want to try less gravy and regular chicken gravy, definitely add some chopped onion & garlic because after tasting my almost originally published end result, I craved more flavors so I added a dash of onion & garlic powder & what a difference!

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BonAppetitBaby

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2011

Can you freeze this soup?

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Lauri

Reviewed: Oct. 26, 2011

This is truly an awesome recipe. I have made this soup on serveral occasions and even added shrimp to the recipe and it was simply delicious. I have tried several crab soup recipes and this recipe by far is the best. I would recommend this recipe to everyone.

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ladyb911

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Walterboro, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2011

Yum! I used an extra cup of the chicken broth instead of white wine, fat free half and half, and two cans of crabmeat. Otherwise, I followed as-is. I froze it to see how it would freeze - two weeks later, it's still great! I plan to make this for a soup swap party.

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CreativeCook

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2011

This really was awesome! I used a homemade seafood stock and evap. milk insteam of half and half, but it was excellent. Very chowder like with great flavor!

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ColoradoSnoflake

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Loveland, Colorado, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 23, 2011

A WONDERFUL soup, but I was expecting it to be thicker. I sauted minced onions into the butter and cooked until opaque over medium heat, BEFORE adding the flour, broth, etc. I thought the wine was overpowering intially, but it grew on me after it simmered awhile. I bit salty...I might substitute cream of celery soup for the country gravy next time.

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nojunkinmytrunk

Reviewed: Nov. 19, 2010

Just outstanding, restaurant quality and soooo company worthy! I did make a couple of changes to this recipe to accomodate 1 lb. of crab meat. I used the published amounts of butter and flour, then doubled the Old bay and Wocestershire, used double the chicken broth, and 1 1/2 cups white wine & half and half. In place of the gravy mix (could not find) I used a 12oz prepared white wine veluete sauce. Simply scrumptious. A winner for sure. Making this for Christmas Eve celebrations. Thanks for a very versitile and delicious recipe, Yvette.

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Saveur631

Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Living In: Columbus, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2010

This is a delicious, satisfying soup. I only had about 1/2 cup of wine, so I added a little extra chicken broth and half-and-half. My crabmeat was claw meat, so I kept back some of the intact claw pieces to use as a garnish. I served this with crusty French bread for a wonderful lunch.

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Pam-3BoysMama

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Monroeville, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: May 21, 2010

I made this for a book club and there was none left. i thought it was great. i didnt use the gravy mix and instead added a can of cream of celery soup. and only used a half cup of white wine. i aslo added some potato and corn.

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yummy

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2010

This soup was incredible! My husband raved and raved about it. We have a take out seafood place near us that has a soup very similar to this and I've always wanted to know how to make it. Now I do. I wouldn't change a thing except for your preference for salt & pepper. I think there's enough salt in the butter and pepper in the country style gravy mix. I will definitely be making this again and again. Thanks!!

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